Marketing Operations Executive

At Optus our vision is to become Australia’s Most Loved Everyday brand and our Marketing team is a critical to that delivery. Our ambition is underpinned by our Marketing and Media Operations and management of media investment, all partner agencies and total A&P budget.

The Media & Marketing Operations team is the cog in delivering the Optus Marketing Strategy and investment. Responsible for the dissemination of the A&P budget, management of these funds, the vendors associated with these funds and the reconciliation of these funds. Additionally, the Media & Marketing Operations team needs to be industry-leading in building efficiencies, optimising process, and maximising ROI across the entire A&P budget.

This role requires strong commercial acumen alongside an inquisitive mind, a passion for analytics and market trends and the ability to deal with a significant level of complexity and granularity.

Your day to day will consist of...

• Budget Management: Support the management of the total Marketing budget including tracking spend, management of POs and monitoring of aged debt.
• Agency and Vendor Relationship Management: Support the governance and performance of marketing vendors and partners. Manage agency processes, troubleshoot issues, and ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
• Procurement and Contractual Management: Track and manage contracts, ensure compliance with obligations, and coordinate stakeholder discussions for renewals and updates.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Consultation and sharing of best practice Marketing Operations across multiple Optus business units, along with supporting the end-to-end briefing process across Marketing.
• Platform Management: Assist with MRM system, SAP and other associated programmes.

What makes you a great fit for the role?

• Tertiary qualification or equivalent in Business, Commercial or Marketing.
• Experience in a Marketing Operations role or Agency is preferred.
• Analytical person with an interest in working within operations.
• Strong commercial acumen and marketing knowledge.
• Strong negotiation and governance skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication ability.
• Ability to manage time across complex projects running in parallel.
• Attention to detail and ability to forge collaborative relationships both within and outside the team and influence desired outcomes.

Optus is a place where we let you do you. We offer a range of benefits including:

• 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit!
• Inclusive paid parental leave, up to 14 weeks for the primary care giver
• All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’
• Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue – even earn a MBA micro-credential via OptusU (University)
• Connect at work through our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans, Yarn Network, Wellbeing Network and Young Professionals.
• Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office
• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon!

Curious about our culture? Go behind the scenes with our people by searching #OptusLife on LinkedIn!

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170. We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours.

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity.

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